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Other series in which the original film was far better than the rest.


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"Other series in which the original film was far better than the rest." - most of the series, in which the sequels are additions instead of parts of the entire story

however this isn't technically the original, it's a remake of a much older film

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Every Disney movie ever to have a sequel.

In Rambo, a man is shot by a bullet from a gun and dies as a result

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Saw!!!!!!!!

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Ones that stand out to me are Rocky, Back to the Future, Count of Monte Cristo, Mad Max, the Matrix, and Shrek.

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Caddyshack

Weekend at Bernies

The Karate Kid

Grease


Skinner: Big Daddy's trademark calling card.....it's right here, inside the skull.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street!

"This isn't TV, it's real life. Can't you tell the difference?"
"Sure - I just like TV better."

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Mostly every horror movie franchise

Batman (slightly better than "Returns" but way better than the schumacher ones)

Die hard

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Meet the Parents miles away from any other "Fockers" movie.

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lol isn't the general rule of the thumb that the first movie is pretty much always the best

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Batman Begins

The Terminator

Alien

You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Yeah, he told me you're gay.
*BANG!*

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Dude, the truly rare thing is when a sequel is as good or better than the original. Sequels are usually terrible.

The real question is: any sequel out there that was better than the original?

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

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The Dark Knight, Empire Strikes Back, Revenge of the Sith (better than its two predecessors, not the original trilogy), Wrath of Khan, Every Harry Potter sequel except for Half-Blood Prince, Quite a few James Bond movies are better than Dr. No, X2: X-Men United, Spider-Man 2, Bourne Ultimatum, I prefer Crocodile Dundee 2 to the first one, Resident Evil 2, Bad Boys 2, Expendables 2, Chronicles of Riddick, Dirty Harry 2.

Aliens & Terminator 2 I love to death but prefer the original by a little.

I think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like Godfather 2.

WE ARE THE BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

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I have only included movies with more than 1 sequel (otherwise I won't call it a series):

Highlander
The Fast & the Furious
Saw
Scream
Rocky
Lethal Weapon
Police Academy
Pirates of the Caribbean
Shrek
This one (Ocean's Eleven)

These had 1 good sequel, while the rest was bad:

Alien
Terminator
Indiana Jones

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